Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sprāku

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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

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Etymology

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From *sprākī (talkative; speaking) +‎ *-u.

Noun

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*sprāku f[1]

  1. speech, language

Inflection

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u-stem
Singular
Nominative *sprāku
Genitive *sprākō
Singular Plural
Nominative *sprāku *sprākiwi, *sprākō
Accusative *sprāku *sprākū
Genitive *sprākō *sprākiwō
Dative *sprākiwi, *sprākō *sprākum
Instrumental *sprāku *sprākum

Alternative reconstructions

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Sprache”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 690:wg. *sprǣkō